TV Picks: Tues, Nov 20 – ‘Sons of Anarchy’, ‘New Girl’ & More

If you just can’t wait until Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving, Tuesday’s line-up of holiday-themed comedies will you help kick off the festivities a few days early. Of course, if a good drama is what you’re after, Sons of Anarchy and NCIS should be your top picks.

Tonight, NCIS concludes its two-part episode with a Thanksgiving dinner (spoilers); Raising Hope has the Chance family selling candy bars to get Hope the top spot at the Thanksgiving Radish Harvest Festival; New Girl brings on Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner as Jesse’s parents (for Thanksgiving); Ink Master continues to show how great artists can still give terrible tattoos; Sons of Anarchy has one of its best episode yet – and much more

You can check out previews and descriptions of some of our TV picks below:

NCIS – “Shell Shock, Part II” Preview

Gibbs continues to work with Captain Wescott while he retraces his steps in order to help the NCIS team track down a terrorist. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, Abby’s enthusiasm for the NCIS family dinner is building, and Tony’s curiosity is peaking when he learns Ziva is making special plans for the operation.

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Raising Hope – “Candy Wars” Preview

When Natesville holds its annual Thanksgiving Radish Harvest Festival, Jimmy is determined to sell the most candy bars around town, so that Hope can ride atop the town’s Thanksgiving Day float. But when Jimmy doesn’t sell enough to win the contest, Virginia and Maw Maw unveil a dark, mafia-inspired family secret that could lead the Chances to victory.

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New Girl – “Parents” Preview

Jess invites her divorced Mom and Dad (guest stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner) over for Thanksgiving dinner and enlists Nick and Cece to help her with a “Parent Trap” to reunite them. Meanwhile, Schmidt’s cousin, Big Schmidt (guest star Rob Riggle), visits, and Winston manipulates them into an escalating battle to prove their manhood.

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Ink Master – “Holy Ink” Preview

The artists team up to work in pairs; Tatu Baby gets an advantage that irks the others. Freddy Negrete is guest judge.

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Sons of Anarchy – “To Thine Own Self” Preview

Jax scrambles to put his affairs in order, while Nero handles business with his old crew.